After failing to gut a bill that legalized collective bargaining for state and local government workers, she opted to veto it.
Colorado
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Can You Support Medicare for All and Take Money From Big Pharma?
Diana DeGette, a longtime Colorado congressional incumbent, has received half a million in donations from pharmaceutical company PACs.
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Bending the Knee to Trump
If Colorado’s Gov. Jared Polis commuted the sentence of election thief Tina Peters in hope of appeasing Trump and getting funding restored, he may wait a long time.
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Colorado’s Governor Greenlights Price-Fixing Algorithms
Democrats in Colorado’s legislature unanimously passed a bill reining in price-fixing software like RealPage. Once again, Gov. Jared Polis broke away from his party and vetoed it.
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The Democrats’ One and Only Union-Busting Governor
Colorado’s Democratic legislature voted to repeal the state’s de facto right-to-work law. On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: How a Doorbell Video Leads to Regime Change
On our live show, David and investigative editor Maureen Tkacik break down her blockbuster story about how Tren de Aragua was turned into our latest villain of the month.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Runaway Tren
How a Colorado slumlord’s psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela
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America’s Only Half-Right-to-Work State May Finally Treat Unions Fairly
Colorado’s Democratic legislature is passing a bill to make worker organizations more feasible. But will the Democratic governor sign it?
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Lake Powell Is Doomed
The second-largest reservoir in the United States is drying up. What to do?